Attachment for ice-cream cans.



W. A. HUTOHISON.

ATTACHMENT FOR ICE CREAM GANS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 13, 1908.

Patented Aug. 24, 1909.

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WILLIAM,A. HUTGHISON, OF BUCHANAN, MICHIGAN.

ATTAGHIEENT FOR IGE-CREAM GANS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. HUTCHI- SON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Buchanan, in the county of Berrien and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAttachments for Ice-Cream Cans, of which the folfrom one can to another,and used for the purpose intended, the device comprising a band which isadapted to fit in the top of the ice-cream can, with a wire or stripextending across the band, which wire or strip may be used to cut orscrape the'excess cream from the top of the spoon or device abovereferred to.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in whichFigure 1 is a top view of the device; Fig.

'2 is a sectional view showing the upper part of a can with the deviceapplied thereto;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the modification.

'Re'ferring specifically to the drawings, 6

vindicates an ordinary ice-cream can. The

device invented by me comprises a band 7 made of sheet metal of propersize to fit outwardly as indicated at 8, to rest upon the rim of the canin which the band is placed.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 24, 1909.

,- Application filed November 13, 1908. Serial No. 462,398.

The band is made to fit snugly so that it will stay in place withoutother fastening means.

Extendlng across the band, at or near the top thereof, is a Wire 9 whichis fixed at its opposite ends to the band by soldering or otherwise.This wire is preferably of less length than the diameter of the band soas not to interfere with access to the can.

In the use of the device,,after the icecream is scooped up by'the spoonor other implement used'for the purpose, it is scraped across the wirewhich will thus detachnnd dislodge any excess crea-niwhich will thenfall back int-0' the can.

The device will be found particularly convenient/ for the use of-retaildealers in icecream. It may be changed from one can to another inasmuchas it is not permanently attached to the can. i p

Instead of the wire 9, a strip of thininetal may be used, as indicatedat 10 in Fig. 3. However, the wire is believed to be preferable.

I claim A device of the character described comprising a one piece thinmetallic band formed to fit Within the upper edge of a can entirelytherearound, and having a project ing rim at its upper edge to engagethe said can edge, and a Wire fixed at its ends to the band andextending across the same at one side of its point of greatest diameter.

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